In Ginsberg v. New York (1968) 390 U.S. 629, the court upheld a New York statute which prohibited the sale of obscene matter to minors under the age of 17, whether or not the material would be deemed obscene by adult standards. The court explained that the state had a interest in protecting its youth from matter which could be harmful to them. ( Id. at pp. 638-641.) The court found the statute was not vague because it tracked the court's most recent definition of obscenity and therefore gave adequate notice of what was and was not prohibited by the statute. ( Id. at p. 643.)